100 Plus Top Movie Songs

However does one even start to make a list of top movie songs that everyone will agree with? After some contemplation, I've decided that making such a list is impossible. There will always be someone that that hates your guts because you left out their favorite song from their favorite movie.

The list below makes up, what I believe, are the top movie songs from primarily American cinema. I didn't put any kind of limit per movie restrictions because some movies have several great songs in them. The songs themselves are in bold while the movie and the artist(s) who performed the song follow. From time to time I may offer an opinion, which I'll put in italics.

100 Or So Top Movie Songs

1-Theme From Rawhide (The Blues Brothers) by John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd2-Banana Boat Song (Day-O) (Beetlejuice) by Harry Belafonte3-People Are Strange (The Lost Boys) by Echo & The Bunnymen4-James Bond Theme (Dr. No) by John Barry Orchestra5-I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) by The Soggy Bottom Boys6-Tubular Bells (The Exorcist) by Mike Oldfield (Some very creepy music.)7-When The Lights Go Out (Black Snake Moan) by The Black Keys8-Oh Pretty Woman (Pretty Woman) by Roy Orbison9-Sinnerman (The Thomas Crown Affair) by Nina Simone10-Stand By Me (Stand By Me) by Ben E. King11-(Everything I Do) I Do It For You (Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves) by Bryan Adams12-Gonna Fly Now (Rocky) by Bill Conti13-Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark) by John Williams14-Maniac (Flashdance) by Michael Sembello15-Bad To The Bone (Christine) by George Thorogood & The Destroyers16-I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (Armageddon) by Aerosmith17-Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters) by Ray Parker Jr.18-Lose Yourself (8 Mile) by Eminem19-Chariots Of Fire Theme (Chariots Of Fire) by Vangelis20-Mouth (An American Werewolf in Paris) by Bush21-When Doves Cry (Purple Rain) by Prince22-Anvil Of Crom (Conan the Barbarian) by Basil Poledouris (Can be heard in the opening credits.)23-Kiss From A Rose (Batman Forever) by Seal24-Suicide Is Painless (MASH) by Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman25-Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop) by Harold Faltermeyer26-Streets Of Philadelphia (Philadelphia) by Bruce Springsteen27-(I've Had) The Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing) by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (Throw this song into the mix along with some good date ideas and see your date get even better.)28-Dueling Banjos (Deliverance) by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell29-I'm Alright (Caddyshack) by Kenny Loggins30-Circle Of Life (The Lion King) by Elton John31-Over The Rainbow (The Wizard Of Oz) by Judy Garland32-Moving In Stereo (Fast Times At Ridgemont High) by The Cars33-Beetlejuice Main Titles (Beetlejuice) by Danny Elfman34-Holiday Road (National Lampoon's Vacation) by Lindsey Buckingham35-The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Main Theme (The Good, The Bad And The Ugly) by Ennio Morricone36-It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp (Hustle & Flow) by Djay featuring Shug37-The Time Warp (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) by the cast (A very entertaining and funny song.)38-Walk the Dinosaur (Super Mario Bros.) by Was (Not Was)39-Oh Yeah (The Secret Of My Success) by Yello (Also appears in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off.")40-Halloween Theme (Halloween) by John Carpenter (A staple song at any haunted house.)41-You Should Be Dancing (Saturday Night Fever) by The Bee Gees42-Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) by B.J. Thomas43-Moon River (Breakfast At Tiffany's) by Audrey Hepburn44-Take My Breath Away (Top Gun) by Berlin45-Flashdance…What A Feeling (Flashdance) by Irene Cara46-Blaze Of Glory (Young Guns II) by Jon Bon Jovi47-Up Where We Belong (An Officer And A Gentleman) by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes48-Footloose (Footloose) by Kenny Loggins49-Mad World (Donnie Darko) by Michael Andrews50-St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) (St. Elmo's Fire) by John Parr51-Unchained Melody (Ghost) by The Righteous Brothers (A really great love song.)52-Thunderball (Thunderball) by Tom Jones53-Stayin' Alive (Saturday Night Fever) by The Bee Gees54-Tiny Dancer (Almost Famous) by Elton John55-Broken (The Punisher/2004) by Seether featuring Amy Lee56-Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (Kill Bill Vol. 1) by Nancy Sinatra57-East Bound And Down (Smokey and the Bandit) by Jerry Reed (There's nothing like traveling along the interstate while this song is playing on the radio.)58-Can You Feel The Love Tonight (The Lion King) by Elton John59-Gangsta's Paradise (Dangerous Minds) by Coolio featuring L.V.60-Rainbow Connection (The Muppet Movie) by Kermit The Frog61-He's A Pirate (Pirates Of The Caribbean) by Klaus Badelt62-Earth Girls Are Easy (Earth Girls Are Easy) by Julie Brown63-We Don't Need Another Hero (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome) by Tina Turner64-Mrs. Robinson (The Graduate) by Simon & Garfunkel65-Shout (Animal House) by Otis Day & The Knights66-Tequila (Pee-wee's Big Adventure) by The Champs67-Black Betty (Blow) by Ram Jam68-Main Title (The Magnificent Seven) by Elmer Bernstein69-Burn (The Crow) by The Cure70-Cry Little Sister (The Lost Boys) by Gerard Mcmann71-Bohemian Rhapsody (Wayne's World) by Queen72-Star Wars Main Title (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) by John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra73-Weird Science (Weird Science) by Oingo Boingo (The perfect choice for a Halloween party.)74-Goldfinger (Goldfinger) by Shirley Bassey75-My Heart Will Go On (Titanic) by Celine Dion76-When You Wish Upon A Star (Pinocchio) by Cliff Edwards77-Walking On Sunshine (a lot of movies) by Katrina and the Waves78-Burning Heart (Rocky IV) by Survivor79-It Must Have Been Love (Pretty Woman) by Roxette80-Summer Nights (Grease) by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John81-Old Time Rock & Roll (Risky Business) by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band82-Stripes March (Stripes) by Elmer Bernstein (A hilarious movie.)83-Holding Out For A Hero (Footloose) by Bonnie Tyler (Also played in the movie Who's Harry Crumb?)84-Another Way To Die (Quantum Of Solace) by Jack White and Alicia Keys85-I Will Always Love You (The Bodyguard) by Whitney Houston86-Theme From Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park) by John Williams87-The Sound Of Music (The Sound Of Music) by Julie Andrews88-Jaws Theme (Jaws) by John Williams (A scary movie you have to see.)89-Lady Marmalade (Moulin Rouge) by Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, and Lil' Kim90-9 To 5 (9 To 5) by Dolly Parton91-Theme From Shaft (Shaft) by Isaac Hayes92-Don't You (Forget About Me) (The Breakfast Club) by Simple Minds93-In Time (The Punisher/2004) by Mark Collie94-Iris (City Of Angels) by The Goo Goo Dolls95-Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Arthur) by Christopher Cross96-Danger Zone (Top Gun) by Kenny Loggins97-Jailhouse Rock (Jailhouse Rock) by Elvis Presley98-Fame (Fame) by Irene Cara99-Superman Main Theme (Superman) by John Williams100-Son Of A Preacher Man (Pulp Fiction) by Dusty Springfield101-Nobody Does It Better (The Spy Who Loved Me) by Carly Simon102-Eye Of The Tiger (Rocky III) by Survivor103-Born To Be Wild (Easy Rider) by Steppenwolf104-Everybody's Talkin' (Midnight Cowboy) by Harry Nilsson105-Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta (Office Space) by Geto Boys

There they are. A list of unforgettable movie songs, many of them from movies that are considered timeless classics. I know that this "top movie songs" list probably isn't a complete one, which is why I may revisit it from time to time to add some found gems. Until then please feel free to tell everyone your favorite movie song in the comment section.